| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Rodarte (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Gallup (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilbert Martens (fresh) 4 reb. C - Christopher Massengale (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup inbounds the ball | 19-32 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce loses the ball out of bounds | 19-32 |
| 19:29 | Houston | John Mitchell misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-32 |
| 19:28 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens gets the rebound | 19-32 |
| 19:22 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Edward Rodarte and the foul's on Matthew Hillyard - foul #1 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| 19:22 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale makes the free throw | 22-32 |
| 19:04 | Houston | John Mitchell is hacked by Daniel Gallup - foul #3 on Daniel Gallup, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart (SF) Daniel Gallup | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:49 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses the easy layup but the foul's on Donald Pierce - foul #2 on Donald Pierce, team foul #2 | 22-32 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 18:32 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-33 |
| 18:31 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens gets the offensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 18:12 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce loses the ball out of bounds | 22-33 |
| 17:56 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Lyndon Cable | 22-35 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-35 |
| 17:38 | Houston | John Mitchell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 22-35 |
| 17:36 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale grabs the defensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 17:30 | East Carolina | John Mitchell is called for the reach on Edward Rodarte - foul #2 on John Mitchell, team foul #2 | 22-35 |
| 17:20 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-35 |
| 17:18 | Houston | Lyndon Cable grabs the defensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 16:51 | Houston | John Mitchell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Russell | 22-38 |
| 16:30 | East Carolina | Matthew Hillyard denies the turnaround by Gilbert Martens | 22-38 |
| 16:29 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Stewart | 22-38 |
| 16:14 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-38 |
| 16:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Matthew Hillyard | 22-38 |
| 15:48 | Houston | John Mitchell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-38 |
| 15:47 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Stewart | 22-38 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Rodarte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilbert Martens (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Christopher Massengale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Lyndon Cable (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Stewart | 24-38 |
| 15:14 | Houston | Donald Pierce picks off the pass by Lyndon Cable | 24-38 |
| 15:11 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart throws it down on a great pass from Donald Pierce | 26-38 |
| 14:51 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses badly on a shot from the right block | 26-38 |
| 14:50 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 14:44 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte's fadeaway is rejected by Lyndon Cable | 26-38 |
| 14:43 | Houston | Lyndon Cable pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 14:14 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 26-38 |
| 14:13 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Lyndon Cable | 26-38 |
| 13:55 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard is hacked by Christopher Massengale - foul #1 on Christopher Massengale, team foul #3 | 26-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), John Trueblood (SG), Daniel Gallup (SF), Fred Curran (PF), Joseph Brown (C) Donald Pierce, Edward Rodarte, Joseph Stewart, Gilbert Martens, Christopher Massengale | |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF), Richard Waldrep (C) Ronald Russell, Yuri Jesiolowski, Lyndon Cable, Matthew Hillyard | |
| 13:39 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse scores on a 3 from the left wing | 26-41 |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup's layup is rejected by Richard Waldrep | 26-41 |
| 13:31 | Houston | Richard Waldrep gets the rebound | 26-41 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Alexander Nichols clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-41 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Alexander Nichols tips it back up and in | 26-43 |
| 12:48 | East Carolina | John Trueblood clanks a runner from the left block | 26-43 |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown snags the offensive board | 26-43 |
| 12:35 | East Carolina | Fred Curran hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 26-43 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Richard Waldrep gets the rebound | 26-43 |
| 12:10 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Mitchell | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:03 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Trueblood | 28-46 |
| 11:37 | Houston | John Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Daniel Gallup - foul #4 on Daniel Gallup, team foul #4 | 28-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Bulter (SF), Gilbert Martens (PF) Daniel Gallup, Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski (SF), Matthew Hillyard (C) John Mitchell, Richard Waldrep | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Trueblood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Bulter (fresh) PF - Gilbert Martens (fresh) 6 reb. C - Fred Curran (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Alexander Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Houston | Joseph Bulter is called for the reach on Alexander Nichols - foul #1 on Joseph Bulter, team foul #5 | 28-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale (C) Fred Curran | |
| Subs | Houston | Lyndon Cable (PF) Alexander Nichols | |
| 10:46 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse's pass is intercepted by Joseph Bulter | 28-46 |
| 10:33 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale hits the finger roll on a great pass from Aubrey Rhynes | 30-46 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Buddy Waterhouse | 30-48 |
| 09:50 | East Carolina | Lyndon Cable swats the layup by Aubrey Rhynes | 30-48 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse grabs the defensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jon Strand | 30-50 |
| 09:21 | East Carolina | John Trueblood misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-50 |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | Joseph Bulter grabs the offensive rebound | 30-50 |
| 09:03 | East Carolina | John Trueblood makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Aubrey Rhynes | 32-50 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard blows the dunk | 32-50 |
| 08:42 | East Carolina | John Trueblood snags the defensive board | 32-50 |
| 08:38 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Massengale | 34-50 |
| 08:14 | Houston | Jon Strand can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 08:13 | Houston | Lyndon Cable tips it back up and in | 34-52 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | John Trueblood misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Buddy Waterhouse - foul #1 on Buddy Waterhouse, team foul #3 | 34-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte (SG), Joseph Stewart (SF), Fred Curran (PF), Joseph Brown (C) Aubrey Rhynes, Joseph Bulter, Gilbert Martens, Christopher Massengale | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), John Mitchell (SG), Alexander Nichols (PF), Richard Waldrep (C) Jon Strand, Buddy Waterhouse, Lyndon Cable, Matthew Hillyard | |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | John Trueblood makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | John Trueblood makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 07:44 | Houston | John Mitchell buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Russell | 36-55 |
| 07:28 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Brown and he's hacked by Richard Waldrep - foul #2 on Richard Waldrep, team foul #4 | 38-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Daniel Gallup (SF) John Trueblood, Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Hillyard (C) Yuri Jesiolowski | |
| 07:28 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte makes the free throw | 39-55 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Rodarte (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Gallup (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Fred Curran (fresh) C - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 6 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Waldrep (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Alexander Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Houston | Alexander Nichols is fouled on the floor by Joseph Brown - foul #1 on Joseph Brown, team foul #6 | 39-55 |
| 06:56 | Houston | John Mitchell hits a 3 from the left corner | 39-58 |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Richard Waldrep - foul #3 on Richard Waldrep, team foul #5 | 39-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens (PF), Christopher Massengale (C) Fred Curran, Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Ronald Russell misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Massengale - foul #2 on Christopher Massengale, team foul #7 | 41-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lyndon Cable (C) Matthew Hillyard | |
| 06:22 | Houston | Ronald Russell makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Ronald Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 06:01 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-60 |
| 06:00 | Houston | Richard Waldrep grabs the board | 41-60 |
| 05:38 | Houston | John Mitchell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-60 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce gets the rebound | 41-60 |
| 05:33 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens double dribbles | 41-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF) Ronald Russell, Richard Waldrep | |
| 05:13 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Mitchell | 41-62 |
| 05:05 | East Carolina | Lyndon Cable swats the layup by Edward Rodarte | 41-62 |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup tips it home | 43-62 |
| 04:34 | Houston | John Mitchell can't connect on a shot from the left side | 43-62 |
| 04:33 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup pulls down the rebound | 43-62 |
| 04:27 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens drills a shot from the left block and the foul's on Alexander Nichols - foul #1 on Alexander Nichols, team foul #6 | 45-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), John Trueblood (SG), Joseph Stewart (SF), Fred Curran (C) Donald Pierce, Edward Rodarte, Daniel Gallup, Christopher Massengale | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SG), Richard Waldrep (SF), Matthew Hillyard (C) Jon Strand, John Mitchell, Yuri Jesiolowski, Lyndon Cable | |
| 04:27 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens misses the free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:27 | Houston | The rebound goes to Matthew Hillyard | 45-62 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-62 |
| 04:01 | East Carolina | Fred Curran pulls down the rebound | 45-62 |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | Fred Curran misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-62 |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes can't tip it in | 45-62 |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | Fred Curran grabs the offensive board | 45-62 |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | John Trueblood clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Buddy Waterhouse - foul #2 on Buddy Waterhouse, team foul #7 | 45-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Brown (C) Gilbert Martens | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | John Trueblood makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | John Trueblood misses the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 03:37 | Houston | Alexander Nichols gets the rebound | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse drills a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Fred Curran - foul #2 on Fred Curran, team foul #8 | 46-64 |
| 03:21 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse makes the free throw | 46-65 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Trueblood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Curran (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Waldrep (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Alexander Nichols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Stewart | 48-65 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Alexander Nichols's pass is intercepted by Fred Curran | 48-65 |
| 02:39 | East Carolina | Ronald Russell steps in front of the Joseph Stewart pass | 48-65 |
| 02:10 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 48-65 |
| 02:08 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart snags the defensive board | 48-65 |
| 02:02 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Curran | 51-65 |
| 01:33 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard dunks the ball on a great pass from Ronald Russell and he's hacked by Joseph Brown - foul #2 on Joseph Brown, team foul #9 | 51-67 |
| 01:33 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the free throw | 51-68 |
| 01:14 | East Carolina | John Trueblood connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Aubrey Rhynes | 54-68 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard can't connect on a shot from the right block | 54-68 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown gets the rebound | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | East Carolina | John Trueblood can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-68 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Richard Waldrep snags the defensive board | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Fred Curran - foul #3 on Fred Curran, team foul #10 | 54-68 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 54-70 |
| 00:07 | Houston | The rebound goes to Matthew Hillyard | 54-70 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Ronald Russell runs out the clock | 54-70 |